HR Strategy and Insight Unit - Data Analytics Service

If you would like to gain experience in the field of human resources within a large multicultural organisation such as the European Parliament, apply for one of the traineeships in DG PERS!

The Directorate-General for Personnel (DG PERS) is broadly responsible for managing the human resources of the European Parliament's Secretariat, so that it can provide the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) with the assistance they need to fulfil their mandate.

More specifically, the DG PERS manages the different groups of staff throughout their career, in areas such as:

• Selection, recruitment, entry, training, career development;
• Management of rights and obligations, salary, allowances, pension rights;
• Protection and well-being at work;
• Strategies to improve and promote equality, diversity and inclusion;
• Management of trainees;
• Internal communication in the institution.

The principal mission of the HR Strategy and Insight Unit is to contribute and carry out strategic HR planning for the European Parliament’s Secretariat, in close co-operation with all the Directorates-General and the Office of the Secretary-General. The Data Analytics Service, being part of the unit, supports the organisation by transforming HR data into reliable information for decision-making, by providing evidence-based insights.

We are a team of 13 people, 10 colleagues in Brussels and three in Luxembourg (where the Data Analytics Service is mainly based). As we collaborate with multiple stakeholders within our Directorate-General and across the Secretariat, and work with the HR data of the whole Parliament, you will gain a good overview of how the administration of the European Parliament functions and how it is structured.

The successful trainee will have a wide range of tasks:

• Contribute with data processing and visualisation to the reports that the Service is producing;
• Contribute to the development of internal tools, webpages and dashboards;
• Analyse HR data and contribute to compiling data glossaries, guidelines and methodologies;
• Analyse different types of HR documents and data, and draft reports, summaries and presentations;
• Support the unit with the preparation and organisation of different events from meetings to workshops;
• Support colleagues on different projects outside data analytics tasks.

A person with:

• An interest in HR and people analytics;
• Excellent data analytics skills (knowledge of Excel, data visualisation, attention-to-detail, etc.);
• Technological savviness;
• Good drafting skills;
• Strong critical analysis and reflection skills;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• A strong sense of customer service.
• Excellent knowledge of English is required, knowledge of French is an asset;
• You have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship.

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.